In case you missed it, here were the top stories on FOX Sports Florida from Thursday, July 11.
* Miami Marlins rookie pitcher Jose Fernandez thought he was being dragged into manager Mike Redmond's office because he was being sent back to the minors ... or was in trouble. Fernandez walked into the office and saw Remond and the other Marlins coaches. Their faces indicated it wouldn't be good news. But the joke would soon be on Fernandez, as he told FOX Sports Florida. Read More
* Matt Moore picked up his 13th win on Thursday and then he received another honor - a spot on the American League All-Star team. Moore is one of just two pitchers in the majors with 13 wins, and he leads the Rays with a 3.44 ERA and 108 strikeouts. Read More
* The Miami Marlins had a little fun with Jose Fernandez when they told him he would be an All-Star. The Marlins acted like Fernandez had gotten into trouble and let the team down, while Fernandez insisted he was watching “24” on TV. Read More
* Maurice Harkless is just 20 and gained experience last season with the Magic. But he is playing well and building a strong relationship with Victor Oladipo this summer on the Magic’s summer league team. Read More
* The Miami Marlins have reached a deal with first-round pick Colin Moran ahead of Friday’s 5 p.m. deadline. He will sign for the approximate slot money of $3.5 million. Read More
* Matt Moore won his 13th game this season, Luke Scott and Evan Longoria hit back-to-back homers, and the surging Tampa Bay Rays completed a four-game sweep by beating the Minnesota Twins 4-3 on Thursday. Read More
* Rays players get an early laugh with 'trick' lineup. Read More
* Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Alex Cobb continues to progress in his recovery from a mild concussion, throwing his third bullpen session Thursday at Tropicana Field. Read More
* Take a look at our picks for FSU's all-time best MLB players — by position, led by NL All-Star catcher Buster Posey. Read More
* Two University of Florida football players were named to the preseason watch lists for two national awards on Thursday, announced the Football Writers Association of America. Defensive lineman Dominique Easley was named to both the 2013 Bronko Nagurski Trophy watch list and the 2013 Outland Trophy watch list, and Loucheiz Purifoy was named to the Nagurski Trophy list as well. Read More
* Brandon Linder was the lone Miami Hurricanes player named to the 2013 Outland Trophy (the nation's most outstanding interior lineman) watch list, which was announced Thursday by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA). Read More
* Florida State has placed four players on the Outland Trophy watch list, the most of any college football program. Read More
